Born in 259BC Ying Zheng would become a king at 13 years old. He was destined to become the greatest ruler China has ever seen and it’s first emperor.
Ignoring the suggestions of his ministers, the first emperor assumes the title of Qin Shi Huangdi which translates, literally, as -First August God of the Chin….
Not content with winning an Olympic Gold, Eric Liddell was determined to continue his missionary work in China, the country where he was born in Tianjin.
Sally Magnusson “He was an ambassador, an ambassador for all that is - all that is good and modest and sweet and strong in the human character, and perhaps we can say to in the Scottish personality.”
How one company managed to dash the hopes of thousands of prudent Christmas savers. Farepak went into receivership in October 2006.
What customers really want to know is whether Farepak was taking their money knowing that they might not be able to pay it back.
Claudia, drug smuggler, was only twelve when, tempted by the lure of money, she was persuaded to carry a cocaine package out of the Chapare jungle.
Almost half of the people in Bolivian prisons are inside under law 1008. In San Sebastian, close to the coca growing Chapare jungle, the figure is over 70%.
It is claimed that Christopher Columbus came from Genoa in Italy, but this latest investigation casts serious doubts on his real origins.
If Columbus was from Catalonia, then why would he not say so? In a letter he makes an extraordinary statement. He says he captained a ship during the Catalan Civil War against King Ferdinand’s family, this was the very monarchy that financed his voyage of discovery.
The story of unemployment benefit since the introduction by Lloyd George of the National Insurance Act in 1911. Life on the broo is unsustainable.
As the credit crunch continued, ever increasing numbers were claiming unemployment benefits. Perhaps, surprisingly that was also helping to keep a shaky economy remain stable.
Botton is a remarkable social experiment in a village where almost half of the residents are mentally handicapped in on way or another.
Some social service departments remain sceptical about the Botton approach, they say it is too institutional and isolated. The families and local authorities who refer people there, disagree. Botton is full and there is a long waiting list.
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